Seasonal & Holidays
Christmas Week 2015: Holiday Classics TV Schedule
Find out when your favorite holiday movies will air on network television this week.
If your family Christmas traditions including gathering the kids to watch “Elf,” or an oldie but goodie like “It’s A Wonderful Life,” we can help you make plans.
Check this week’s lineup of holiday programming on TV to find your favorite classic films --- A Christmas Story, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, A Charlie Brown Christmas, Miracle on 34th Street and more.
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Patch has pulled together these highlights for holiday shows every night into the new year, courtesy of TV Guide, the Los Angeles Times and a holiday TV website. It runs the gamut from Bing Crosby and Jimmy Stewart on Turner Movie Classics to Will Ferrell as everyone’s favorite elf, and romances on Hallmark Channel.
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And we look ahead to New Year’s Eve festivals on TV, too.
Listings are subject to change; check each network’s website for updates. Here’s the schedule, all times Eastern unless otherwise noted:
Sunday, Dec. 20
- 7 p.m. National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation | ABC Family
- 8 p.m. Christmas Land | Hallmark
- 9:15p.m. Elf | ABC Family
- 11:30 p.m. Mickey’s Christmas Carol | ABC Family
Monday, Dec. 21
- 6:30 p.m. Elf | ABC Family
- 8:45 p.m. The Santa Clause | ABC Family
- 10 p.m. The Great Christmas Light Fight | ABC
Tuesday, Dec. 22
- 5:30 p.m. Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town | ABC Family
- 6:30 p.m. The Santa Clause | ABC Family
- 8:45p.m. The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause | ABC Family
- 9 p.m. “The Year: 2015” | ABC
Wednesday, Dec. 23
- 6:30 p.m. Frosty’s Winter Wonderland | ABC Family
- 7 p.m. Mickey’s Christmas Carol | ABC Family
- 7:30 p.m. The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause | ABC Family
- 8 p.m. “Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas” | NBC
- 8 p.m. I Love Lucy Christmas Special | CBS
- 8 p.m. Happy Holidays with Bing & Frank | TCM
- 8 p.m. “WWE Tribute to the Troops” | USA
- 8:45 p.m. The Miracle of the Bells | TCM
- 9:45 p.m. National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation | ABC Family
Here’s the around-the-clock TV viewing guide for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day:
Thursday, Dec. 24
- 5:15 a.m. Bush Christmas | TCM
- 6:45 a.m. The Great Rupert | TCM
- 7 a.m. Rudolph & Frosty’s Christmas in July | ABC Family
- 8:15 a.m. A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas | TCM
- 9 a.m. The Little Drummer Boy | ABC Family
- 9:15 a.m. A Christmas Carol | TCM
- 10:30 a.m. Bachelor Mother | TCM
- 11 a.m. Home Alone: The Holiday Heist | ABC Family
- 12 p.m. Meet John Doe | TCM
- 1 p.m. Prancer | ABC Family
- 2:15 p.m. Christmas in Connecticut | TCM
- 3:15 p.m. Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas | ABC Family
- 4:15 p.m. Holiday Affair | TCM
- 5 p.m. Disney’s Prep & Landing | ABC Family
- 5:30 p.m. Disney’s Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice | ABC Family
- 6 p.m. Disney/Pixar’s Toy Story That Time Forgot | ABC Family
- 6 p.m. Meet Me in St. Louis | TCM
- 6:30 p.m. National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation | ABC Family
- 8 p.m. It’s Your 50th Christmas, Charlie Brown | ABC
- 8 p.m. Mr. Magoo’s Christmas Carol | CW
- 8 p.m. It’s A Wonderful Life | NBC
- 8 p.m. A Christmas Story | TBS
- 8 p.m. The Bishop’s Wife | TCM
- 8:45 p.m. Elf | ABC Family
- 9 p.m. A Charlie Brown Christmas | ABC
- 10 p.m. A Christmas Story | TBS
- 12 a.m. The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause | ABC Family
- 12 a.m. A Christmas Story | TBS
- 12:30 a.m. Mrs. Parkington | TCM
- 2 a.m. A Christmas Story | TBS
- 2:45 a.m. The Shop Around the Corner | TCM
- 4 a.m. A Christmas Story | TBS
- 4:30 a.m. Little Women | TCM
Friday, Dec. 25
- 6 a.m. A Christmas Story | TBS
- 6:45 a.m. Little Women | TCM
- 7 a.m. Prancer | ABC Family
- 8 a.m. A Christmas Story | TBS
- 8:45 a.m. Scrooge | TCM
- 10 a.m. A Christmas Story | TBS
- 10:45 a.m. 3 Godfathers | TCM
- 11 a.m. Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey | ABC Family
- 11:30 a.m. Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town | ABC Family
- 12 p.m. A Christmas Story | TBS
- 12:30 p.m. Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas | ABC Family
- 12:45 p.m. I’ll Be Seeing You | TCM
- 2 p.m. A Christmas Story | TBS
- 2:15p.m. The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause | ABC Family
- 2:15p.m. The Man Who Came to Dinner | TCM
- 4 p.m. A Christmas Story | TBS
- 4:30 p.m. Disney/Pixar’s Toy Story That Time Forgot | ABC Family
- 5 p.m. Elf | ABC Family
- 6 p.m. A Christmas Story | TBS
- 6 p.m. It Happened on 5th Avenue | TCM
- 8 p.m. CMA Country Christmas | ABC
- 8 p.m. “The Andy Griffith Show Christmas Special” | CBS
- 10:15 p.m. Bachelor Mother | TCM
And the specials continue into the New Year’s weekend.
Monday, Dec. 28
- 8 p.m. Happy New Year, Charlie Brown | ABC
- 9 p.m. Rudolph’s Shiny New Year | ABC
Tuesday, Dec. 29
- 9 p.m. Kennedy Center Honors | CBS
Thursday, Dec. 31
- 8 p.m. Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve With Ryan Seacrest 2016 | ABC
- 8 p.m. Pitbull’s New Year’s Revolution, Part 1 | FOX
- 10 p.m. New Year’s Eve With Carson Daly | NBC
Friday, Jan. 1
- 11 a.m. Tournament of Roses Parade | NBC
» Photo of “It’s a Wonderful Life” via Wikimedia / Creative Commons
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